Systems Analysis and Design

5th Edition

Mid-term Solution

Question 1

 What calculations are used in economic feasibility?

– Return on investment(ROI) 3’ – Break-even Point(BEP) 3’ – Net present value of money(NPV)/Present Value(PV) 3’ – Other calculation method 1’  ROI+BEP+NPV(PV)=10’ © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 2

 What are the four phases of the SDLC and what is the major deliverable from each of the phases?

– Planning 1’ - system request/feasibility study/project plan 1.5’ – Analysis 1’ - system proposal/requirements + use case 1.5’ – Design 1’ – (system/program/database) specification/Alternative Matrix 1.5’ – Implementation 1’ – (installed) system / documentation + migration plan + support plan 1.5’ © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 3

 What is ROI?(4’) – Return on Investment (4’) – Or Formula (4’) – To evaluate a project’s worth(2’)  Total benefits:$182,000 and total cumulative costs:$120,000. What would be the ROI?(6’) – – (182000-120000)/120000=0.5167 6’ Formula given in (a) or (b) 4’ – Calculation result 2’ © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 4

 What is the difference between systems prototyping and throwaway prototyping methodologies?

System Prototyping Evolve into final system 1’

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Quick 2’ Dirty 2’ Thorough analysis 2’ Throwaway Prototyping

2’

Throwaway

/refine 1’

Question 4

 Throwaway prototyping – With unfamiliar technology 2’ – Complex system 2’ – Reliable system 2’  System prototyping – Short time schedule 2’ – Schedule visibility 2’ © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 5

 What are the main differences between the Waterfall Development and the Rapid  Application Development methodologies?

RAD emerge in response to the weakness of waterfall – With unclear user requirement 2.5’ – With unfamiliar technology 2.5’ – With short time schedule 2.5’ – With schedule visibility 2.5’ © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 6

   Explain functional and non-functional requirements and give 2 examples in each case for a bank ATM system.

Functional requirements – what the software should do 2’/ processes 1’ + information 1’ – Example 1: allow users to check their balance – Example 2: include real-time balance Non-functional requirements – characteristics the system should have 4’/ operational 1’ + performance 1’ + security 1’ + cultural and political requirements 1’ – – Example 1: finish any user operation in 10 seconds Example 2:include all possible safeguards from viruses © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 7

 What are the steps for writing a use case?

– Identify the (major) use cases. 2.5’ – Identify the major steps for (within) each use cases. 2.5’ – Identify elements within steps 2.5’ – Confirm the use case 2.5’  Activities of each steps given is also OK.

Question 8

   What are external and temporal event triggers? Give an example each for a bank ATM system.

External events – occur outside the system, usually triggered by someone who interacts with the system. 3’ – Example: event trigged by users when they withdraw some money from an ATM 2’ Temporal events – occur at a defined point in time, such as the end of a workday or the end of every month. 3’ – Example: a user logs into the ATM system and does nothing for a long time, the ATM will expire current session © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 9

 What are the characteristics of (a) a project and (b) process?

 Project(also called temporary effort) – Clear start and end dates/finite period of time 2.5’ – Clear deliverables (product, service or result) 2.5’  Process – Multiple stages/series of steps 2.5’ – Lead to a product/activity/resource/output 2.5’ © Copyright 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Question 10

 SDLC is a time and quality trade-off. Why?

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